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October 2009 - Posts

Use Hotmail or Gmail? Be on alert for phishing scams
Security experts are seeing an increase in spam in Hotmail, Gmail, and other Web mail accounts. Increasingly, the spam appears to be coming from people that the victims know. Researchers suspect that cybercriminals are stealing passwords and other account Read More...
Windows 7: What's new and improved
Windows 7 , the newest operating system from Microsoft, simplifies computer security, making it easier for you to reduce the risk of viruses, spyware, and other malware. In addition, the improved backup solution helps keep information safe on your computer Read More...
Get your Microsoft security updates for October
Microsoft releases security updates on the second Tuesday of every month. Today Microsoft released 13 new security updates. Get the updates To download the updates, visit the Microsoft Update Web site . If you have automatic updating turned on, your computer Read More...
Microsoft vs. Malvertising: Tackling the threat of malicious online advertising
Malvertising might sound like a fancy kind of dry cleaning, but it’s really fake online advertising designed to trick you into downloading malicious software onto your computer. The most common kind of fake ad is for security software that you don’t need Read More...
Stay safer online: October is National Cyber Security Month
October is National Cyber Security Month and Microsoft is teaming up once again with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to help increase awareness about Internet security issues. The goal of our online materials is to help you educate yourself, Read More...
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